This week, CCP’s Lisa Mwaikambo presents on the importance of knowledge management and SBCC in responding to the Zika crisis at the Global Disaster Relief Summit. The Summit is being held in Washington, DC on September 7-8. Mwaikambo is Director of Knowledge Management (KM) Integration
Gender equity was adopted as a Millennium Development Goal in 2000 and as a Sustainable Development Goal in 2015. It is recognized as an important determinant of health as well as a critical goal for global development. Gender equity also plays a role in the success of
This special issue of Global Health: Science and Practice, focused on long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) based on papers presented at the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning, provides testimony to the remarkable rise in the popularity of implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs), as well as
What do health workers need to do their jobs well? They need a supportive environment with resources necessary to carry out their responsibilities. They need to understand what is expected of them and what quality care looks like. They need skills, knowledge and confidence in
CCP has been selected as an award nominee for the highly competitive Combating Zika and Future Threats Grand Challenge, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) recently announced. The agency received nearly 900 submissions in response to the Challenge and awarded 21 grants totaling
On July 21, 2016, the Malawi Ministry of Health held a joint launch for the National Health Communication Strategy (NHCS) and the Malaria Communication Strategy at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe. The launch was presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr. Peter Kumpalume, and was
CCP staff member Jarret Cassaniti attended FHI360’s Gender360 Summit in Washington, DC last month. He shares his experience facilitating a discussion at the Summit’s gender lounge. At FHI360’s 2015 Gender360 Summit I was introduced to two knowledge management tools: gender lounges and mind mapping. While
Widespread use of mobile phones in low-income countries has created momentum to use these devices as a tool for provider-to-provider communication, particularly to strengthen supervisory systems for community health workers (CHWs), who often work in households or in rural settings, beyond the confines of a
When it comes to nutrition in Nepal, the recently ended Suaahara project shows the power and impact that a campaign modeling a supportive mother-in-law can have on nutrition and health. Suaahara is a five-year USAID-funded project aimed at improving the nutrition of women and children
One Community, USAID’s flagship community-based response to Malawi’s HIV epidemic, aims to mitigate the impact of HIV and prevent new infections among priority populations by focusing on building strong HIV-competent communities, families and individuals. One Community is implemented by CCP, Project HOPE and Plan International. We
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